The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust Contributor(s): Henriques, Diana B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250116589 ISBN-13: 9781250116581 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2017 * Out of Print * |
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BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws - Biography & Autobiography | Business - True Crime | White Collar Crime |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" L (0.70 lbs) 464 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Movie/TV Tie-In, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: An impressive, meticulously reported postmortem. . . . The Wizard of Lies is the definitive book on what Madoff did and how he did it. --Bloomberg Businessweek Who was Bernie Madoff, and how did he pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history? This question has long fascinated people, about the New York financier who swindled his friends, relatives, and other investors out of $65 billion. And in The Wizard of Lies, Diana B. Henriques of the New York Times has written the definitive and bestselling account of the man and his scheme, drawing on unprecedented access and more than one hundred interviews, including Madoff's first interviews for publication following his arrest. Henriques provides vivid details from the lawsuits and government investigations that explode the myths that have come to surround the story, and in a revised and expanded epilogue, she unravels the latest legal developments. A true-life financial thriller--and now a major HBO film starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer--The Wizard of Lies contrasts Madoff's remarkable rise on Wall Street with dramatic scenes from his accelerating slide toward self-destruction. It is also the most complete account of the heartbreaking personal disasters and landmark legal battles triggered by Madoff's downfall--the suicides, business failures, fractured families, shuttered charities--and the clear lessons this timeless scandal offers to Washington, Wall Street, and Main Street. |
Contributor Bio(s): Henriques, Diana B.: - Diana B. Henriques is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust, which has been made into an HBO film starring Robert De Niro. A writer for The New York Times since 1989, she is a George Polk Award winner and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Her work has also received Harvard's Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting and the Worth Bingham Prize, among other honors. She lives in Hoboken, New Jersey. |
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